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I do find it does improve the quality of sleep, but I also find that I sleep more if I exercise. When I am exercising vigourusly six days a week, I am passing o

I do find it does improve the quality of sleep, but I also find that I sleep more if I exercise. When I am exercising vigourusly six days a week, I am passing out at like 9 pm. I recently had some small surgery and couldn't exercise for a few weeks, and I found myself staying up super later and having trouble going to sleep. I just wasn't that tired. I do a lot of weight lifting and indoor cycling, and they have helped me get high-quality sleep and have much more consistent days. I think it would be hard to get both get a lot of exercise and not sleep much. Exercise improves sleep, and when you are sleep deprived, it is hard to get energy to exercise.

over_bridge 5y ago
Another personal anecdote - if I do deadlifts on any given day, I need an hour extra sleep that night (or more accurately, I suffer in the morning from not having had it). Maybe that need fades with experience but its a major reason deadlifts don't feature prominently in my routine
- pwthornton 5y ago
  I think this is why a lot of routines tapper down how much deadlifting you do as you get stronger, sometimes to once a week or once a month. Professional football players don't deadlift, for instance. They do a lot power cleans and variations. Deadlifting can be very taxing (although it is one of my favorite exercises).